Building    From 1500  To 1771

Cooks' Hall

Categories: Liveries & Guilds

Building

Cooks' Hall was built circa 1500, escaped the Great Fire and was rebuilt and enlarged 1674. In 1764 a fire partially destroyed the Hall which was again rebuilt but it was totally destroyed by fire in 1771.

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Cooks' Hall

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Cooks' Hall - blue plaque

2022: A London Inheritance drew our attention to the stamp and the text below...

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Cooks' Hall - bronze plaque

{Below the arms of the Worshipful Company of Cooks:} Cooks Hall was built on...

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Worshipful Company of Innholders

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1 memorial
Blacksmiths' Hall

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Building, Liveries & Guilds

1 memorial
Worshipful Company of Founders

Worshipful Company of Founders

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Group, Craft / Design, Liveries & Guilds

2 memorials